TOP SONGS OF 2011 :: 1-20
1. CHARLES BRADLEY – THE WORLD (IS GOING UP IN FLAMES)
MP3: Charles Bradley – The World (Is Going Up In Flames)
2. OREGON BIKE TRAILS – HIGH SCHOOL LOVER
MP3: Oregon Bike Trails – High School Lover
3. MEGAFAUN – GET RIGHT
MP3: Megafaun – Get Right [Edit]
4. VETIVER – WONDER WHY
MP3: Vetiver – Wonder Why
5. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – HOW CAN YOU LUV ME
MP3: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – How Can U Luv Me
6. ALABAMA SHAKES – I FOUND YOU
MP3: Alabama Shakes – I Found You
7. MICHAEL KIWANUKA – I NEED YOUR COMPANY
MP3: Michael Kiwanuka – I Need Your Company
8. ALEXANDER – TRUTH (Feat. RZA)
MP3: Alexander – Truth (RZA – Remix)
9. TURF WAR – CHEERS TO THE YEARS
MP3: Turf War – Cheers To The Years
10. MIDDLE BROTHER – PORTLAND
MP3: Middle Brother – Portland
11. DAMIEN JURADO – NOTHING IS THE NEWS
MP3: Damien Jurado – Nothing is the News
12. WHITE DENIM – DRUG
MP3: White Denim – Drug
13. CARTER TANTON – MURDEROUS JOY
MP3: Carter Tanton – Murderous Joy
14. THE HORRORS – MOVING FURTHER AWAY
MP3: The Horrors – Moving Further Away (Edit)
15. TUNE-YARDS – BIZNESS
MP3: tUnE-yArDs – Bizness
16. GARDENS & VILLA – BLACK HILLS
MP3: Gardens & Villa – Black Hills
17. BLACK LIPS – MODERN ART
MP3: Black Lips – Modern Art
18. CHEERLEADER – NEW DAZE
MP3: Cheerleader – New Daze
19. KURT VILE – JESUS FEVER
MP3: Kurt Vile – Jesus Fever
20. BLEACHED – YOU TAKE TIME
MP3: Bleached – You Take Time
December 16th, 2011 at 8:42 am
Oh man, what a way to cap off the week! You nailed it…our lists are a lot alike. I think there might be a bit of a misprint on the #2 artist though. If you get the chance then I should be hitting my top 10 by tomorrow on http://meatysauce.com . Thanks again for your writing and introduction to new tunes all year long.
December 16th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Really awesome list and I found some amazing artists(and reminded about others) on this site!
December 17th, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Thanks for another great year of new tunes! I’d have never found some of my favorite bands without you guys
December 17th, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Thank you.
December 21st, 2011 at 4:00 pm
I’m not gonna deny there are some great songs on this top 100 list 7 that was a lofty task for you, but how could you fail to include a single song off the Kills excellent Blood Pressures album?!Especially after using Allison Mosshart’s picture as #7 and including several posts on the Kills in the years past on this very blog!
December 21st, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Hey Nick: You know I’m a huge Kills fan. But I’m not a fan of Blood Pressures.
December 23rd, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Can u elaborate as to why you are not a fan of Blood Pressures?!I enjoy it very much so and they are great to see live.
December 24th, 2011 at 1:00 am
I love the Kills with all my heart. Jamie didn’t get enough time with Alison b/c Dead Weather.
January 6th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
By “didn’t get enough time…” are you talking studio time to churn out a better album in your opinion or what?Maybe Jamie didn’t get enough time w/ Alison because he was spending too much with Kate Moss.Hey I made my own top 50 songs of 2011 & while we did share a couple of songs on both lists,I couldn’t find a song better in 2011 than the Kills’ “Future Starts Slow”!Otherwise I love this blog & keep up the good work!
January 24th, 2012 at 4:37 pm
I assembled my list of 25 or so songs of 2011 and knew it wasn’t complete. I kept wondering what I’d been missing. Now I know. As a being more badass and yet less human than I once said… I’ll be back.